Placoneis ohridana Levkov & Metzeltin 2007

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Bacillariophytina
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Order Cymbellales
Family Gomphonemataceae
Genus Placoneis

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Publication details
Placoneis ohridana Levkov & Metzeltin in Levkov & al. 2007: 111, pl. 97: figs 1-7

Published in: Levkov, Z., Krstic, S., Metzeltin, D. & Nakov, T. (2007). Diatoms of Lakes Prespa and Ohrid, about 500 taxa from ancient lake system. Iconographia Diatomologica 16: 1-613.

Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Placoneis is Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paraplaconeis ohridana (Levkov & Metzeltin) Kulikovskiy, Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot

Type information
Macedonia: Lake Ohrid: St. Naum Springs

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Source of current name
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Lange-Bertalot, H., Metzeltin, D. & Witkowski, A. (2012). Lake Baikal: Hotspot of endemic diatoms I. Iconographia Diatomologica 23: 1-607, incl. 156 pls.

Created: 30 September 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Verified by: 12 October 2017 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 August 2021.